Last week I stumbled upon this article in HBR via twitter. The whole article is fantastic. You can read the whole thing here. I took a few exerpts that breifly discribe the authors 18min method. I have used this for a week and found it simple and effective. Two of my favorite words.

STEP 1 (5 Minutes) Set Plan for Day.Before turning on your computer, sit down with a blank piece of paper and decide what will make this day highly successful. What can you realistically accomplish that will further your goals and allow you to leave at the end of the day feeling like you’ve been productive and successful? Write those things down

STEP 2 (1 minute every hour) Refocus. Set your watch, phone, or computer to ring every hour. When it rings, take a deep breath, look at your list and ask yourself if you spent your last hour productively

We have been going through the book of James this summer in our church. Talking what true religion is. One of our pastors preached a great message on partiality he ended with the trailer to this movie. Which happens to be a true story Here is the link to the New York Times Story.

About Me

My name is Sam Luce and I have been the children’s pastor at Redeemer Church in Utica NY for the past 18 years. Currently I am serving as the Pastor of families for all our campuses. This is my personal blog it is focused on leadership, children's ministry and creativity.